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Webinar: 2025 Readers’ Advisory Year in Review

February 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CST

This workshop is exclusive to PLAN member libraries, and the recording will be posted to the PLAN Niche Academy within a week of the live event.

2025 has moved into our rearview, everyone is eager to jump into the fresh start of 2026, but hold up for just a bit longer! It is important, every year, to take a step back and look critically at the year that was before setting goals or service plans for the next year.

Join noted Readers’ Advisory expert, Becky Spratford as she walks you through the highlights [and lowlights] of 2025 in Adult Leisure Reading.

From the biggest trends, to the authors, titles, and genres that broke through, Becky will break it all down for you, wringing out the best of 2025 to take with us as we plan our service to adult readers for 2026.

Who will Benefit from this Program:

  • All staff that interacts with patrons, all circulation staff members and reader’s advisory staff

Becky Spratford ~ Biography

Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Librarian in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All. She writes reviews for Booklist and a Horror review column for Library Journal. Becky was a 24 year locally elected Library Trustee and a former Board member for both the Reaching Across Illinois Library System and the Illinois Library Association. Known for her work with Horror readers, Becky is the author of three text books for library workers, most recently, The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Third Edition [ALA Editions, 2021] and the recently released Why I Love Horror [Saga Press, 2025]. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association, currently serving as the Association’s Secretary and Co-Chair of their Library Committee. You can follow Becky on Bluesky @raforall.bsky.social

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Please note: If you use assistive technology and the format of any material present within this training site interferes with your ability to access information, please email [email protected]. In your correspondence, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the online course title, and your contact information.

This project has been funded under the provisions of the Library Cooperative Grant program, which is administered by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.